The United States is offering a $5 million reward for information about a smuggling operation run by Singaporean businessman Kwek Kee Seng to ship luxury goods, money, petrol and weapon-making materials to…
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Hong Kong court rejects appeal of award-winning reporter
A court in Hong Kong on Monday rejected an appeal by journalist Bao Choy of her conviction for “making false statements” to obtain information for a report about a mob attack on…
Week of summits to test Biden’s foreign policy
A seven-day overseas trip looks likely to prove the biggest test of U.S. President Joe Biden’s foreign policy chops since he entered office last year, with four back-to-back summits culminating in what…
Pacific nations want compensation commitment from UN climate talks, Samoa says
Samoa’s environment minister says Pacific island nations want the international climate talks in Egypt this month to establish a basis for compensating developing countries for losses caused by climate change. Pacific island…
Cambodian activists on hunger strike for Theary Seng’s release ahead of ASEAN Summit
A group of youth activists in Cambodia launched a week-long hunger strike Monday to demand the release of outspoken Cambodian-American lawyer Theary Seng and other political prisoners ahead of the annual ASEAN…
Bao Tong, aide to ousted top Chinese leader Zhao Ziyang, dies at 90
Bao Tong, a former aide to deposed Chinese leader Zhao Ziyang who spent years in jail and house arrest following the crushing of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, died Wednesday at the…
China, Australia give equipment to Solomon Islands police as rivalry escalates
China and U.S. ally Australia have donated weapons and vehicles to the Solomon Islands police, sparking criticism their rivalry could cause new instability in a South Pacific country that spiraled into chaos…
North Korea makes uniforms for Russian soldiers in Ukraine, violating UN sanctions
North Korean factories are producing uniforms for Russian soldiers – in violation of U.N. sanctions – as Moscow’s war in Ukraine begins its first full winter, sources inside North Korea told Radio…
‘Accident Prevention Month’ means police extort more than usual in North Korea
November is “Accident Prevention Measures Month” in North Korea – which means that police are shaking down citizens for fines and bribes more than usual, sources in the isolated country told Radio…
China orders construction of state-run canteens in self-contained community hubs
The Chinese Communist Party under Xi Jinping is accelerating a return to the state-run economics of the Mao era, with local governments and neighborhoods ordered to build self-contained community depots to serve…